How we voted in the Game Critics Awards
The Game Critics Awards is a group of a few dozen leading game publications that votes each year on the best games at the...
The new console war pits Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony in an Apple arena
In response to Apple's surging App Store games, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony have added tablet platforms to their gaming consoles in ways that say a lot about their corporate philosophies. But do their value-added propositions actually add any value?
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox 720, 3DS XL, and surviving the zombie apocalypse
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Microsoft wants leaked Xbox 720 doc erased from existence
Someone should really explain to Microsoft’s legal team that trying to eliminate information once it’s been leaked online is more difficult than eliminating a...
Windows Phone 8 gets a strong gaming push with native code and deep ties to Windows 8
Windows Phone 8 is getting a major gaming push.
How $50 can make your company logo sound as good as Microsoft’s
Scottish audio company Euphonious has taken the innovative step of making memorable and dynamic Sonic Logos, like Sega's choral chant and Intel's "plink, plunk, plink, plunk," affordable for any company -- even those without budgets like the big boys.
Could this Xbox Surface gaming tablet be Microsoft’s big reveal for today?
We’re waiting with bated breath for Microsoft’s big announcement this afternoon from Milk Studios in Los Angeles, and some newly leaked specifications only add...
Leaked Microsoft document details $299 Xbox 720 in 2013, Kinect glasses, OnLive acquisition
A 56-page document filled with Xbox 720 information has leaked onto the Internet. It contains information about a $299 Xbox 720, Kinect 2, and a wearable Microsoft computer. Its authenticity has not been confirmed.
GamesBeat weekly roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
The DeanBeat: Apple and Samsung give console makers a reprieve
This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game trade show had all the potential for disruption but none of the follow-through. Always nipping at...